The game was a total blowout - Celtics win 131-92 over the Lakers in Game 6. Boston wins it’s 17th NBA Championship and Paul Pierce is named the 2008 NBA Finals MVP.
We’ve got a full recap over on our sister-site, at http://nbaweblog.com/. Go check it out!
Of course, you can find a full selection of 2008 NBA Championship gear at the NBA Store:
You can also shop for Celtics jerseys and apparel below (thru Amazon):
The Boston Celtics served notice on Thursday that they intend to defend their regular season record and compete for another NBA Championship.
Facing the L.A. Lakers in an epic Game 1, things looked bad for the Celtics in the 3rd quarter when Paul Pierce had to be helped off the court by teammates. As the Lakers took the lead and appeared to be taking advantage of Pierce’s absence, the G/F re-emerged from the locker room to a standing ovation and helped lead his team back into the lead late in the 3rd quarter.
Boston’s defense was superb in the 2nd half, limiting the Lakers and stifling Kobe Bryant. Kobe finished the game w/ 26 pts, but was 9-26 from the field, largely in part to the defense of Pierce and a few other Celtics role players.
The benches played a huge difference in Game 1; unfortunately for the Lakers, their contribution was virtually nill. On the other hand, the Celtics got great contributions from Sam Cassell and PJ Brown, two veterans obtained late in the season to help Boston get to this point.
Kevin Garnett struggled w/ his shot late in the game, but came up w/ a monstrous comeback dunk late in the 4th quarter.
Photos from the 2008 NBA Finals - Game 1:
Paul Pierce returns from knee injury in Game 1 to lead Celtics
Paul Pierce injures knee & is carried off by teammates in Game 1
Kevin Garnett puts down a missed a shot late in Game 1
Kevin Garnett dunks in Game 1
Kobe Bryant struggles from the field in Game 1 thanks to tough Celtics' defense
Kobe Bryant shoots over Paul Pierce
The Boston Celtics acquired superstar Kevin Garnett in the hopes that he could help resurrect their team and bring it back to respectability. With his worth ethic and strong determination to win, getting Garnett was a no-brainer for GM Danny Ainge.
After leading the Celtics to the NBA’s best single season turnaround this year and making Boston one of the top defensive teams in the league, Kevin Garnett was rewarded Tuesday w/ the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year award. This is the first time that Garnett has won the award - he had previously won an MVP while w/ the Timberwolves, but no defensive awards.
Garnett handily beat out the Nuggets’ Marcus Camby (last year’s winner) and 2nd runner-up Shane Battier from the Rockets.
The Celtics do not play tonight, but will resume their hunt for another NBA title tomorrow night (8pm EST) against the Atlanta Hawks.
There’s a lot of people out there who don’t like wearing jerseys of players who only play good offense - they want a jersey of the league’s defensive specialists or the defense juggernauts (ie: Wallace, Camby, Rodman, Oakley). If that’s you, you’ll surely want to pickup a Garnett jersey (or Celtics’ jersey).
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With a strong tradition of winning, the Boston Celtics have been looking to return to the NBA’s elite the last few years. Unfortunately, the moves made by GM Danny Ainge have been less than stellar - that is, until this past summer.
Ainge orchestrated two mind-blowing trades that now have the Celtics perched atop the league at 21-3, easily the best record in the NBA. Ainge’s first move was picking Ray Allen from the Sonics. The move gave the Celtics two great all-around players & shooters in Allen and Paul Pierce.
While many would’ve stopped there, Ainge went a step further and traded nearly everyone but Allen & Pierce to the Minnesota Timberwolves for superstar forward Kevin Garnett.
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While the dynamic duo of Allen/Pierce is certainly spectacular, it’s been Kevin Garnett’s hustle and strong determination to win that has turned the Celtics completely around from last year’s losing season.
Garnett’s defense, leadership and unselfish play are key to the Celtics - Garnett isn’t option #1 on the team, and I think that’s just fine with him. He has two capable late-game shooters to rely on and a decent supporting cast (Rondo, Posey, Davis).
Garnett is easily the league’s most interesting player this year - his Boston Celtics jersey ranks among the NBA’s top selling items this year. The season is still young, so you still have plenty of time to jump on the bandwagon and pickup your Kevin Garnett jersey. Available in green or white, and several variations of each, it won’t take you long to find the Kevin Garnett jersey that matches your style.
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